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Mythbuster : Mentos and Aerated Soft Drinks Reaction

Don’t tell me that you haven’t seen the videos of the Mentos and Diet Coke which are all over YouTube since ages. If you haven’t, you surely have heard about it from your friend or read it somewhere. This reaction between Mentos and several aerated soft drinks like Coke or Pepsi which results in a spectacular eruption is popularly known as Mentos eruption or a coke geyser. Now, why is it so popular ? It is because of the nature of this physio-chemical reaction and the easy availability of the ingredients – just bump into your local shop and get them. One more reason is that this activity is very safe. The experiment was first aired on television back in 2002 and then in 2005. Since then, it’s all over the Internet.

Diet Coke : The Mentos Effect

Of course, it’s just amazing to see it erupt and reach great heights and it’s even more fun to try it yourself (not in the kitchen okay-you definitely don’t want your Mum to ask you to clean up the mess; the backyard will suffice). Here’s how you do it. Get a 2 litre bottle of Coke or Pepsi. Drop in four or five plain (mint-flavoured) Mentos and voila ! you’ll see the fountain oozing up.

Diet Coke burst out to height of about 2.5m when 5 plain mentos were dropped into it.

What’s the Science behind this phenomenon ?

Some people initially proclaimed this to be a simple acid-base neutralization reaction as Coke is acidic due to the presence of phosphoric acid of pH around 2.8. But it is found that the pH of Coke before and after dropping Mentos to be the same. So there’s no chance of a neutralization reaction.

Experiments in a 2006 edition of the Discovery Channel program Mythbusters suggested the chemicals responsible for the reaction are gum arabic and gelatine in the sweets, and caffeine, potassium benzoate and aspartame in the Coke. Here’s what Mythbusters found out :

The physical structure of the Mentos is the most significant cause of the eruption due to nucleation. When flavored Mentos with a smooth waxy coating were tested in carbonated water, no reaction occurred, whereas standard Mentos added to carbonated water formed a small eruption, affirming the nucleation-site theory. The surface of the mint Mentos is littered with many small holes, allowing CO2 bubbles to form very rapidly and in great quantity, in turn causing the jet of foam. This was further supported when rock salt was used as an effective substitute for Mentos.

The students at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina came up with the following explanation :

Scanning electron microscope images show the roughness of mint Mentos (top and bottom left) and fruit Mentos (top and bottom right), the scale bars representing lengths from 20 to 200 micrometres (Image: T Coffey/Dewel Microscopy Facility/AAPT)

The vigour of the jets depends on various factors that affect the growth rate of carbon dioxide bubbles. The rough, dimply surfaces of Mentos encourage bubble growth because they efficiently disrupt the polar attractions between water molecules, creating bubble growth sites. If you have rough candy with a high ratio of surface area to volume, then there's more places for the bubbles to go.
Low surface tension also helps bubbles grow quickly. Measurements showed that the surface tension in water containing the sweetener aspartame is lower than in sugary water, explaining why Diet Coke creates more dramatic fountains than sugary Coke.
Another factor is that the coatings of Mentos contain gum arabic, a surfactant that further reduces surface tension in the liquid. Rough-surfaced mints without the surfactant did not create such large fountains. Mentos are also fairly dense and sink rapidly, quickly creating bubbles that seed further bubbles as they rise. Crushed Mentos were less effective.

What happens if you pop in Mentos after you drink Coke or Pepsi ? Or Drink Coke or Pepsi after eating Mentos ?
No harmful chemicals are produced during this reaction. It’s all Carbon Dioxide that is liberated. Chewing the Mentos destroys the surface needed for the carbon dioxide bubbles to form. So nothing will ooze from your mouth.

Ironically, the Coke or Pepsi will come to your mouth from your stomach and perhaps even come out from your nostrils – only if you SWALLOW many Mentos as it is. Now, do you guys really swallow Mentos ? If you do, beware of the aftermath mess.

Credits : Technoholic (Prashant Pai)

Tags: coke, mentos, pepsi, soft drink

GIVEAWAY Win Office 2010 and Windows 7 Genuine Keys – Windows Lifestyle

Windows Lifestyle is organizing a Monsoon promotion, in which they give away Microsoft Office 2010 and Windows 7 Genuine License Keys worth $4120

To celebrate Windows Lifestyle are giving away lots of Microsoft Office 2010 and Windows 7 Genuine License Keys to its readers and followers from all over the world. Following Prizes to be won:

1. Microsoft Office Professional 2010 – 5 Genuine License Keys ($500 X 5 = $2500)
2. Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium – 2 Genuine License Keys ($200 X 2 = $400)
3. Microsoft Windows 7 Professional – 3 Genuine License Keys ($300 X 3 = $900)
4. Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate – 1 Genuine License Key ($320 X 1 = $320)

Note: Special Giveaway Offer, Only for our Indian Readers – 10 License Keys of Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic.

The winners of all prize packs will be announced on 25th June, 2010.

More information about this fantastic giveaway can be availed from official web page : Windows Lifestyle

Happy Monsoon,

Manu Varghese

Credits : Windows Lifestyle

Real Temp Monitors Your Overheating Laptop CPU

Windows only: System monitoring application Real Temp monitors your Intel CPU temperature from the system tray—so you’ll know when it’s hot enough to cook eggs.

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Using the application is simple enough—just download, extract, and launch the application—but you can head into the settings for a ton of customization options, including the ability to set an executable to run when a temperature alarm goes off. Using this, you could set your machine to automatically run a script to kill applications that aren’t responding, which you’ll appreciate if your system overheats when you aren’t sitting in front of it.

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Windows 7 Will Cost Less than Vista

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If you’re looking to buy a new Windows system starting today or plan to upgrade immediately, you’re in luck: Windows 7 will be a free upgrade for new Vista buyers, and upgrades are going for half-price.

Microsoft announced yesterday the basic structures for Windows 7 pricing, and the big headline is that Windows 7 will be, at every level, the same price or cheaper than Windows Vista. Starting yesterday, Vista Home Premium buyers (both pre-installed and retail) get a free upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium when it lands on Oct. 22, Vista Business owners can upgrade to Windows 7 Professional, and Ultimate users get Windows 7 Ultimate.

Those with Windows XP or Vista already installed can start pre-ordering Windows 7 upgrade discs, costing $50 for Home Premium and $100 for Professional. Those deals are for a “limited time,” with no specifics given, from Microsoft directly and most computer retailers, and Ultimate may or may not see an upgrade pre-order deal.

Hit the links below for a seriously thorough and slightly compacted read, respectively, on Windows 7 pricing at every level, and tell us what you think of 7′s pricing strategy in the comments.

Windows 7 pricing announced: cheaper than Vista [Ars Technica]
Windows 7 Pricing: Good News, Mostly [Gizmodo]

Tags: vista, windows, windows 7

40 Tips for Better Life – 2009

1. Take a 10-30 minutes walk every day.And while you walk, smile.

2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.

3. Sleep for 7 hours.

4. Live with the 3 E’s — Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.

5. Play more games.

6. Read more books than you did in 2008.

7. Make time to practice meditation, yoga, and prayer.

They provide us with daily fuel for our busy lives.

8. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.

9. Dream more while you are awake.

10. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.

11. Drink plenty of water.

12. Try to make at least three people smile each day.

13. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip.

14. Forget issues of the past. Don’t remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.

15. Don’t have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.

16. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.

17. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper.

18. Smile and laugh more.

19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don’t hate others.

20. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

21. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

22. Make peace with your past so it won’t spoil the present.

23. Don’t compare your life to others’. You have no idea what their journey is all about. Don’t compare your partner with others.

24. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.

25. Forgive everyone for everything.

26. What other people think of you is none of your business.

27. GOD! heals everything.

28. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

29. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

30. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful. 3

1. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

32. The best is yet to come.

33. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

34. Do the right thing!

35. Call your family often.

36. Your inner most is always happy. So be happy.

37. Each day give something good to others.

38. Don’t over do. Keep your limits.

39. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.

40. If possible, send it to those you care about. I just did.

Me In Space

hmm..

Its a long period since I wrote some stuff here, well was busy wid the exam stuff n wid al those crappy thing that one face during his busy Kollegin (well I prefer calling it skooling)

Its so good to sit here before ma PC sipping a mug of RedMug ( I love tis stuff, ma favourite coffee blen) , even at the dizzy hours of the day (10.15 pm). I love drinking coffee,especially the ones which make us vigour N volatile…

What to write now, itz a big dilemma… hmm .. I got some good topic to blabber on..

Well today I am gonna tell you abt a dream that every one will wish to happen..

All of us have dreamed of stars.. The ones that gleam… N I bet evry one of always dreamt to be there, in the wide horizon of Infinite sky, touching those…

You may now think I am Mad , wel I am not. I am in ma senses..

N I dare say that I am on ma way of accomplishing ma dream of visisting those stars and planets..

Well I am not going but Ma name ‘Manu Varghese’ will wander here and there in the universe saying hello n I love you to all those stars, the meteors will dance aroungd me he.. he..

Now you dunn have a clue what am I referring to rite..

Well check these….

Nasa put ma name on space, Voila

N these …

Me wid NASA, on Kepler mission to be launched on 2009

Now you got interested rite…

Wel its so cool, to be a part of the best in Service.. Hope  that the mission will be a great success..

Well Voila , I am happy ….

Seeya

Tags: Me in space, NASA, Space, Technology

ഒരു ഓര്കുട്ട് വസന്തം

ഓര്ക്കൂട്ട് !

മലയാളീകരിച്ചു പറഞ്ഞാല്

അത് ഓര്മ്മകളുടെ ഒരു കൂടാണ്.

കൈമോശം വന്നു പോയതും

കാലങ്ങളായി നിലനില്ക്കുന്നതുമുള്പ്പെടെ

ഒട്ടേറെ ബന്ധങ്ങളെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള

ഓര്മ്മകളുടെ ഒരു കൂട്…

എന്നോ കൈവിട്ടു പോയ

വളരെപഴകിയ

ചില കൂട്ടുകെട്ടുകള് പോലും

നമുക്കിവിടെ നിന്നും

തിരിച്ചു കിട്ടിയേക്കാം.

പിച്ച വച്ചു നടന്നിരുന്ന പ്രായത്തില്

കൂടെയുണ്ടായിരുന്ന ആ പഴയ

കളിക്കൂട്ടുകാരന/കൂട്ടുകാരിയെ…

അറിവിന്റെ ആദ്യാക്ഷരങ്ങള്
ഒപ്പമിരുന്നു പഠിച്ച സഹപാഠിയെ…ബാല്യ കൌമാരങ്ങളില്
ഇരുമെയ്യെങ്കിലും ഒരേ മനസ്സായ്
പരസ്പരം കരുതിയിരുന്ന
ആത്മ മിത്രത്തെ….

ഏതോ ഒരു യാത്രയ്ക്കിടയില്
പരിചയപ്പെട്ട ആ
പുതിയ സുഹൃത്തിനെ…

അങ്ങനെയങ്ങനെ……
എല്ലാ ബന്ധങ്ങളെയും
നമുക്കിവിടെ ഒരു കുടക്കീഴില്
അണിനിരത്താം….
പരസ്പരം പങ്കു വയ്ക്കാം…
അതാണ് ഓര്ക്കുട്ട്…

നമ്മെ ജീവിതത്തില് നിലനിര്ത്തുന്നത് ഓര്മ്മകളാണ്.
ഭൂതകാലത്തിലെ സുന്ദരമായ നല്ല ഓര്മ്മകള്…
ഭാവിയെ പറ്റിയുള്ള പ്രതീക്ഷാനിര്ഭരമായ
ഒരു പിടി സ്വപ്നങ്ങളെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള ഓര്മ്മകള്…

ഓര്‍ക്കുട്ട് എന്ന മഹാസാഗരം ഏവരേയും ഒന്നിപ്പിക്കുന്നു. ഓര്‍ക്കുട്ട് എന്നാ മനുഷ്യച്ചങ്ങലക്ക് അഭിവാദ്യങ്ങള്‍

Am I Nerd ???

Sitting before ma PC…

Gazing at the keyboard with a frown nd asking myself ‘Am I a Nerd ?’

A question yet unanswered , but one which keep on bugging me up….

I am yet to find an answer to this mystery of ma life

Always wished and dared to tell ‘No I am Not !’

But , time keep on provoking me Am I Right ?

This thought have bugged me through out ma life , yet no conclusion…

Am I a Nerd ???

Answer me my soul !

I need a refuge ! a helping hand !

No I couldn’t accept those any more , bcos I need an Answer…

I need to have an answer to the crucial dilemma I face … ‘Am I a Nerd?’

Long ago , my old mates bid a bye to me saying we will meet again in the corridors of life.

Those days after my Plus 2 aroused this question for the first time ‘Am I a Nerd?’

Could I ever part my friends, No never!… Impossible and Intolerable, my mind prejudged…

But was it true!!!

Days passed by, life became busy ….

Admission to Professional Courses…..

A new life, a new sole….

Days went by, still the thought remained Could I ever part my friends ?

No never !!! , My soul reassured !!!

Joined VJCET, new campus, new friends…

Life went on, rocking !

Many things happened during these 8 Months…

Life Portrayed into a new Canvas, filled with mud, colours, water and drops of blood…

Then one day , sitting alone in ma bed, I asked ma soul

Could I ever part my friends ???

No never , came a sudden response,

but a sec later I knew the prejudice was from ma brain not from ma soul…

Have I been selfish… Don’t know, though was caring many, failed to remember a few..

Ma old pals.. the sweet time…

Then the Question arose ‘ Am I Nerd ??’

Still no answer …

The thought bugged me up , every second , ever instant …

Then again, my will made a decision ‘ I amn’t, and I care for ma friends…’

Consoled with those , felt reassured and live the life …

VJC days started , being a lateral missed the notes nd a bunch of classes..

But ma new friends lend their hand, completed my notes toiling themselves till midnights ….

Life was good nd days were bright, then 1 day , ma soul spilt a drop of venom…

I lose a good friend… A friend who cared me a lot …

Dunno , whether it was ma mistake or her.. It happened.. Days of pain and torture..

Then again came the question “ Am I a Nerd ??’

Still no answer! Slept over the warmth of ma will and self proclaimed ‘ No I am Not !!!’

Days went on , minds disturbed.. though befriended many , an absence made me pain…

Then again , ma prejudice came to the rescue “ No I am Not Wrong … It just happened !”

Feeling the comfort given by ma prejudice, started to revamp myself…

Then there was a teacher who knew me more than the rest , My Tutor , My Friend..

She consoled me in ma troubles nd told me her saga, her life…

She wasn’t just a teacher , want just a friend but much more ..

She was ma teacher, ma friend and ma sister..

Days flew , I met a girl, whom I wished to meet from ma first gaze..

She was there , sitting alone , with a few friends…

My soul told me , she needed me , as a friend, to share her feelings…

And following the Maestro of my life, Ma Soul, I went to her…

She treated me as a stranger, showed no affection, instead tried to run away…

But ma mind kept on telling, she was in need of me and her heart was weeping…

I talked, talked and talked …

After a few days she considered me as her classmate nd after a few more as a friend..

I was sure of the fact that, I could befriend any one if I wished to…

And I believed in the fact that ‘I could rule any heart in the world and could conjure any soul if I wished to ..’

A few days passed by, she came near me , sit to ma side and told her sorrows…

Her worries nd her pains…

By the miraculous power the lord has showered in I could touch her heart and cld feel her pain..

It made me revoke myself and thus a friendship Bloomed…

She shared everything with me, so do I. And those bright days of ma life bloomed again..

She raised to her life nd became happy , I suppose.. Made a lot of new friends.. started enjoying the life, which once she have left aside…

Being happy and delighted I proclaimed again ‘ I am not a Nerd ! I care ma friends more than me !!!’

Days went on.. and then came a threat, My best pal in the hostel is being shifted.. he was ma soul relief in ma pains.. sharing with him made ma heart float , but then It was a reality…

Recovered from all those nd got engaged in ma life @ VJCET…

Being comforted by ma loving seniors life here was enjoyable..

My seniors whom I care for …

My pals, ma comrades and ma bros and sis…

They were with me, behind me in all ma ventures from the start..

Mridul, Jeevan, Rohan, Genuine, Jinu, Sherine, Ann, Smitha, Rahul how ever could I thank you guys…

You made ma life happy and most juicy !!!

Being supported from ma seniors, I took ma role in all the activities,

whether it’s a fest nor a celebration, was there lending ma help…

And those days I care for r there in ma mind nd will ever be…

Then again came the chaos, the Academics…

Being in the counter part I always considered Academics as a guide to success nd have never though that a persons success lies on his academics..

But the condition was terrible, I cldnt cope up with the Bujjis and Whizz , was step aside in the exams …

But I always found a way to have a satisfactory Outcome…

But , never till date, I had any pain , concerned to ma Academics…

Never, have I spilt ma tears for ma studies @least after coming here to VJC…

All my concern was for friendship, relations, life nd its nectar…

But Now the Question arises

“ Was I wrong ??”

Dunt knooow was ma answer …

Days went by came December , the xmas celebs…

Toiled myself to every bit to keep the tradition to Crown IT the Champions…

And ma work paid its fruit… Nd we were crowned ‘The Champions”

The joy halted when Ma dear tutor came to the class and Invited us all to her wedding..

Though she have told abt it to me a long back , the feeling of her absence made me Mad…

Ma thoughts got some boost nd then agin came the question

‘Am I Nerd??’

I cldnt keep up with any of ma friends, the dear ones always seem to leave me in the muck.

This time I decided I will find an answer..

And told ma soul to leave me alone…

Longing for an answer to the ultimate dilemma I sat in ma bed…

Ma eyes grew red.. I was dozing .. Still no answer….

Ma mind revolted, I need an answer badly

But how, I didn’t knew

Then came her call, ma friend , ma teacher …

She called me , consoled me …

That act made me vibrant.. It made me think that ma friends cared…

As an energy booster or piece of Narcotic I wld say, it really made me float…

January came , and made me weep inside ,as I bid bye to ma teacher, Ma sweet friend…

College was dull …

Then came the IV. Enjoyed the thrill nd ecstasy of clubbing with friends…

Glad hours…

Then again, daily fights with ma best pal pained me ,

but those pains wer not from sadness but wer from joy that she cared me !!!

March came nd I wld say month was a mix up… My Academics got tarnished …..

But ma life was rejuvenated by the tech fest, in which I was active nd Kicking…

Teachers complained, my academics is going down…

But I couldn’t do any thing.

I cared life more than ma studies…

But ‘Was I Wrong ?’

Then I patched up ma problems with ma old friend nd sorted everyting and days went happily ,

in a vague sense I wld say…

Then came April, the last month of First year…

It started with joy .. but later the bitter realities abt academics made me felt aside…

Made new friends, rebounded old ones, oiled ma friendship chain and screwed up ma life…

The last day @ VJC as a first year student end on April 21. Returned home…

Today , being alone in ma room gazing @ the books which are meant to be turned and studied.

With the sessionals marks with me gazing and giggling…

‘ Manu, You r a Nerd ! You were wrong in those decisions.. You spoilt your time …

After all Am I a Nerd ???

You never cared for You , Your studies!!!

You are just another Dumb Old Guy…

All it matters in this world is You!’

Now here sitting nd typing these words , to be true I don’t Know what to do !

I don’t have an answer and the Soul seems to be enchanted by the Black Mist

Dunno what to do !

Dunno where to find refuge !

Dunno for sure !!!

Was I wrong till these days !!!

Were my concepts wrong all these days ?

Answers yet to found out …

Hope I find it out soon..

If u cld lend a hand , do it for gods sake , bcos I am a bit Nerd

Tags: VJCET